The embarrassing map published by Trump and Tehran's new Hormuz threat

On Sunday evening, former U.S. President Trump shared a geographically inaccurate, AI-generated map of Iran, among other AI images, following a weekend of exchanges of fire in the Gulf. Simultaneously, Iran declared a "restricted zone" near the Strait of Hormuz, with Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, stating, "The Strait of Hormuz is completely closed. Trump’s claim that the strait is open is a big lie." He added that Iran would manage entry and exit from this new zone and any ship entering would be sanctioned. U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright indicated a decline in expectations for a nuclear agreement with Tehran, suggesting the U.S. might directly destroy Iranian nuclear infrastructure. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, at a Rosh Hashanah toast, warned Iran, stating, "Don’t mess with us," and predicted the Iranian regime's imminent collapse.